SJ0B777 Indigenous culture in Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 K12 nerezervovat
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course offers a brief introduction into the study of cultural representations of the indigenous peoples in the Spanish speaking countries of North America. Students will have an understanding of the importance of the historical background, and all decisive circumstances that contributed to the creation of cultural legacies.
Syllabus
  • Native people of Mesoamerica,their history, roots and cultural legacy.
Literature
  • Benítez, Fernando (1989): Los indios de México. Una antología.
  • Soukup, Václav (2011), Antropologie. Teoria člověka a kultury.,Portál, Praha,
  • White, Leslie, (1975) The Concept of Cultural Systems: A Key to Understanding Tribes and Nations, Columbia University, New York.
  • León-Portilla, Miguel (2007), Los pueblos indígenas de México. UNAM, México.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars. Homework preparation.
Assessment methods
Attendance (80%), regular homework preparation and active participation in seminars.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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